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文身

wén shēn

2-character word

What 文身 means

1. to tattoo
2. tattoo

The characters in 文身

• 文wénlanguage; culture; writing
• 身shēnbody; life; oneself

Example sentences

• 我必须把文身去掉。
  Wǒ bìxū bǎ wénshēn qùdiào.
  I had to get my tattoo removed.
• 汤姆在胸上有个头骨文身。
  Tāngmǔ zài xiōng shàng yǒu gètóu gǔ wénshēn.
  Tom has a tattoo of a skull on his chest.

Sounds the same

Read wén shēn, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 纹身variant of 文身